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It is reported that the whole of Vancouver Island is now well stock- eu with pheasants which have long been thoroughly acclimatized and breed freely. The history of phea- sant acclimatization in Vancouver is simplicity itself. In 1883 0. W. R. Thompson of Victoria, imported twenty-five uirds from China, kept them in captivity till young had been hatched out and set all at lib- erty as soon as the chicks were strong enough. In 1886 Mr. Mus- grave imported eleven more birds and turned them out and from these thirtyâ€"six pheasants the whole of Vancouver and many of the adjacâ€" ent islands have been stocked. Bad habits may be checked and good habits. formed by making what we desire habitual in our lives. Professor James enumerates Teach me, 0 Lord, . Thy statutes and 1 will keep it un~ til the endâ€"Psalm exix. 33. Our virtues are habits as ‘much as - our vices. Honor, courage, purity, punctuality, prayer and kindness are habits as much as are swearing, drunkenness and lying. When this truth is once perceived it makes a revolution in conduct. Morality},7 with many consists in trying to cor- rect ev11 habits rather than in striv- ing to form good ones. Human life is largely automatic. We are in reality “walking bundles of habits.” To each sort of impression we have an automatic ready made response. the way of two rules in the formation of such habits with as much determination as possible in order that the initiaâ€" tory force with which a habit is launched may be as great as pos- sible; secondly, ueVCl‘ suffer an exception to occur until a new hab- it is securely rooted in the life. The religious life, like other de- sirable tuings, should be put under the domain of habit. How can we progress religiously if we live hel- terâ€"skelter in a hit or a miss fash- ion’l Right thoughts, right emoâ€" tions, right decisions in the religiâ€" ous life as in the daily life of busi- ness, must be made habitual. Hab- The sort of habits we are form- I it should be the rule in prayer. This physical orgamsm of ours, which is the clay which, by conâ€" tinual reiteration, is gradually shaped along lines which finally control the ordinary actions of life. Impressions made upon the nerv- ous structure of the brain tend to repeat themselves until well travel- ed roads are formed along which ideas frequently passing make high- ways of the sofll: Thesve are halrits and control the life. The sort of habits we are formâ€" ing is therefore of the greatest im- portance, and we are forming habits of some kind whether we attend to them or not. We should strivc‘ therefore, to acquire such habits as will strengthen and GREAT POWER 0? HABIT The Importance of Habit in Religion Here Pointed Out. IMPROVE OUR NATURES Fo‘r luncheon, spreads or every day meals, they are just the thing. Try these My Foods.- Dried Beef Mexican Tamale Ham loaf because the utmost care is taken by Lib- by’s Chefs to select only the choicest mater- ials, and putthese up in the same careful manner every time. You are thus assured of uniform goodness, and this is the reason that the use of Libby’s gives such general satisfaction to every housewife. Chili Con Oarne Vienna Sausage Evaporated Milk PROLIFIC PHEASANTS Never Vary in auaiity or Taste uwi. " Ubby, McNeil! & libby Keep a sup- gly in the house. ’ou never can tell when they will come in han- dy. Ask for [.1ch and be eure _you get Sparker~“I-n 'spite of the air- ships autos are still all the go.” Coggwoodâ€"“That’s just the how ble. Some of them won’t go at nu " The stone, still bravely endeavor- ing to preserve the perpendicular. is now at least a. hundned feet from its original position and the quesâ€" tion arises as to the whereabouts of the grave wnich it formerly covered. It Has Slitl So Far That No One Is Sure Where the Grave Is. It. is probable that. no burial monument in existence has a more peculiar history than that placed over the grave of a young man who was buried on the banks of the Assiniboine River in Manitoba. Every one naturally supposed it would remain there, says the Wide World. The ground, however, is sloping and owing to the nature of the soil the bank, grave, monument and all have been gradually sliding downhill. roadway some little distance away and the immense weight, of the em- bankment greatly accelerated the pace of the landslide. Recently the new Grand Trunk Pacific Railway constructed its those Whose services were dispensâ€" ed with. ‘Their lot, however, does not seem to have been altogether enviable. It appears that it has been the custom to take girls into the court from the age of 10, and thenceforth throughout the whole period of their natural lives they were never allowed to leave the precincts of the palace, so that they lived in absolute ignorance of the outside world. The few who accompanied the Emperor on his recent tour gave evidence of the timidity which had resulted from their long confine- ment, for they could hardly be per- suaded to enter the train, and they finally did so with manifest trepi- dation. Hitherto the influence of these ladies at court has been very great. Having constant access to the ear of the Sovereign, on the one hand, and being, on the. other, accessible to all the intriguing influences that prevailed in the unwholesome at;- mosphere of the court, their power exceeded even that of Ministers of State. Reduction in Their Number â€"â€"ln- flucuee They Once Excrtcd. The visit of three Co-rean court ladies to Japan is an indication of the striking changes that have re~ sulted from the Japanese occupaâ€" tion of the Hermit Kingdom. Two years ago there were no fewer than 1,800 ladies in waiting, now there are only 100, says the London ’1el<~> graph. _ This wholesale reduction natur- ally created consternagio‘n, and there was much lgmentatxonflamong A WANDERIN G MON I'MENT in the receiving of the holy com- munion, in times of meditation, in acts of kindness, in deeds of ser- vice. Only so shall we become fit followers of Him who lived in habitual prayer and whose life was spent in doing good. Contempla- tion of the power of habit should not make anyone despair. Even in the worst cases there is hope. His- tory is full of examples, from St. Paul down, in which the habits of a. lifetime have been broken under a. supreme compelling impulse. The power of the Divine Spirit is omni- potent in human affairs. The worst prodigal can reform. Behind all our efforts there is the power of God. With all His power the habâ€" its of a life time can be broken and a life of new halts begun. WOMEN OF COREAN COURT. 1N CHURCH ATTENDANCE, REV. DEWITT L: PELTON SUDDENV S’I\)PS Chicken with Riceâ€"Cut one thorâ€" oughly cleaned roasting chicken inâ€" to pieces of any desired size. Place these in the kettle, add one pint bf strained tomato, one heaping cupful of celery cut into half inch pieces, one small onion, a few sprigs of parsley tied together, salt, pep per and one pint of hot water. Put this in the stove and when it beâ€" gins to boil add one-half cupful of well washed rice. Let the whole boil for one-half hour, then place it in a fireless cooker and allow it to remain there for at least four hours, Chicken prepared in this way may be served directly from the cooker, only the parsley should he removed, but the dish is far more attractive and seems to taste better if pieces of chicken are taken up with a skimmer arranged in a low baking dish, the rice poured over all, and then placed under the broiling flame or in the oven for about fifteen minutes just before serving. Garnish with fresh pars- lcy and serve just as it comes from the oven. Baked Chickenâ€"Prepare a chick- en as for broth. Put in bakepan, add two cupfuls of water. Butter size egg and salt and peppez: Put To find Skirt Lengthâ€"After the band has been sewed on the skirt, try on. Stand a yardstick perpendi~ cularly on the floor close to tue form. At the upper end, which will reaéh the hips, mark the skirt, moving the yardstick about the form, keeping it perpendicular and marking at the upper end until the mark encircles the form or skirt at the hips. The skirt can then he laid on the table, and if it is to be two inches from the floor make it thirty-four inches from the line about the hips; if three inches from the floor, make it thirtyâ€"three inches in length. This will be found to be a most useful hint for the sewing room, insuring a. properly hanging skirt, for if there is a difference in one’s hips it will be above the mark on the skirt. THE SEWING ROOM. Stains from Light Fabrics.â€"â€"Place clean cloth under spot, wet cotton or small piece of cloth with perox- ide of hydrogen and rub spot until it- disappears. Most useful in children’s fruit stained ginghams or white clothing. Have also used it on lightAsilks succeesfully. How to Shrink Goods.â€"All wash- able goods should he shrunk, espec1- ally ginghams, before using. This is valuable to remember in making up any kind of washâ€"goods ma- terials for children’s clothes. Pour boiling hot water through the goods, hang up and dry, and then iron. If this is done previous to the making up of the goods, much time will be saved. Bread in Three Hoursâ€"Yeastâ€" Boil eight large’potatoes and mash in water in which they were boiled. While this is still boiling pour Over four tablespoonfuls of flour. To this add four tablespoonfuls each of salt and granulated sugar; one quart of boiling and four quarts of cold water, and two yeast cakes, dissolved in half a cup of like warm water. Mix well and keep standing in a warm place eighteen hours. Then put in a cool place and keep until required. The Bread â€"â€"Use one quart of the yeast for two good sized loaves. Set on stove and stir with the hand until about 96 degrees Fahrenheit. Add a tablespoonful each of salt, brown sugar and butter, mix into a soft sponge with warmed flour. Let it rise thirty minutes. Add flour to knead, let rise again, mold into loaves, let rise, and bake in a mod- erate oven. pour good cider vinegar over them and let them stand all night. Squeeze out in the morning and put one pint of sugar to one pint of cherries, stir until sugar is all dissolved, then can. Chocolate Wafers. â€"â€" A healthy and economical candy for children is made by making a, chocolate fil- ling tho same as for cake or candy then dipping oyster crackers in the candy. Then lay on greased paper or plate until cooled. Combination Cakeâ€"Cream one- half a cupful of butter, one and one- half cupfuls of sugar, two eggs. one half cupful of sour milk, with a teaspoonful of soda dissolved in it. Add a pinch of salt, one-half a. cup- ful of sifted flour, flavor to taste with nutmeg and lemon. Bake in loaf or layer with boiled frosting flavored with vanilla. £1 “Wt-+3? I'm WM‘i-i'fl'O Cherry Relish.â€"â€"Seed cherries, Ml-l-alal-Mt-mblvm” MISCELLANEOUS RECIPES. The Hmmeé TASTY MEAT DISHES roast lamb and mince fine. Put the bones and bits of skin in a, sauceâ€" pan and cover with a pint of water. Add one onion, one-half carrot out small, a few sprays of parsley, and two mint leaves and simmer for one-half hour; add any gravy left from west and strain. Tliicken with one tablespoonful of flour rubâ€" bed in one tablespoonful of butter, add a. teaspoonful of salt, a dash of cayenne, and the minced lamb. Let it come to a. boil and serve. Use for Empty Tinsâ€"Here is a good way to make use of empty syrup-tins. The 4 pound size is perâ€" :aps the most useful, but others will do as well. ‘ Wash them clean inside; then procure a small tin of enamel, any color you like, but pale blue is very pretty; give them three coats on the outside, allowing time for each coat of enamel to dry beâ€" fore putting on the next. Cut out from bills or papers the letters you require to make the words showing the contents of the tins, such as peas, rice, etc. Stick each letter on separately and as neatly as pos- sible, and give one coat of crystal varnish to the tin. It can then be washed when soiled. He was regaling a breathless crowd with the veracious story of a. shipwreck, and how he and his mates had escaped on a, raft, and after many exciting adventures had landed on a desert island. “And the beach of that there is- land,” he said, lmpressively, “was red with lobsters.” “But,” interposed the objection- able person who glories in spoiling :1 good story, “that won’t do, Jack. l.obsters ain’t red before they’re coiled!” “And who didn’t know that?” he asked scathingly of his persecutor. “This ’ere was a volcanic island, and, of course, the waters was all biling hot'” Jack was silent for a moment: it seemed that he had at last met his Waterloo. But, anon, a smile lit up his face. BABY’S OWN TABLETS CURE ALL MINOR TROUBL ES 'l‘he stomach, the bowels. or cut- ting teeth is responsible for most of the ills and suffering that at- flicts babyhood. Babv’s an '1'aole.s Will keep your child well because it is the best medicine in the world for these troubles, and at the same time it is the safest. The mother has the guarantee of a. Government analyst that this medicine contains no opiate oi' poisonous “soothing” stuff. Mrs. .105. Bernard, St. Emile, Que, says: “Baby’s Own Tablets are really a- marvellous me- dicine. My baby was thin, peevish and sickly until I began giving him this medicine. Since then he has thrived and grown splendidly." Sold by medicine dealers or by mail at 25 cents a box from [he Ur. Williams’ Medicine 00., Brock- ville. Unt. A Use 'for Tea-Leaves.â€"â€"Sa.ve old tea-leaves for a few days, pour boil- ing water over them, leave till near- 13 cold, strain and use the water for washing paint. It gets OH stains very easily and quickly. Clean white paint by rubbing with a. damp flannel which has been dipped in whiting; soda should never be used color. Care of Tableâ€"linemâ€"To keep tablecloths in good condition pour boiling water upon stains from fruit (-1‘ coffee as soon as the table is cleared ; do not wait until the week- 1y wash-day. Some housekeepers drop a, pinch of salt on a stain as soon as it is made; this tends to its eradication. Rough Elbows.â€"Many women find their elbows get unpleasantly rough, especially those who lean much over a table. Dry table-salt rubbed on the elbows every mornâ€" ing during the bath is a, cure; the friction will stimulate the skin and make it smooth and firm. At night a little cold cream should be 5p- plied. When a. baby is lying on your lap do not allow anyone to talk to it over its head from the back, as this is frequently the cause of a child’s eyes becoming crossed. The little mite tries to see the speaker, and turns its eyes all ways in the ef- fort. Medicine should be given at reguâ€" lar hours, and careful attention should be paid to the direction as to time when it is ordered to be given, as, for instance, before or after meals. The exact quantity of medicine ordered should be given. in oven and cover. Keep well bast- ed. Will take about an hour. Gravy for above: Boil the giblets untll tender, chop fine. Remove chicken; Mld the giblets; thicken like cream and serve. Minced Lambâ€"Remove all the good meat from what remains of was‘hing paint, as it injures the NOT TO BE BAFFLED USEFUL HINTS When your nervous system is ex- hausted the trouble makes itself evi4 dent in many ways. You feel alwayd latigued and unfit. for work. Severe headaches distract you; your back is weak; you sleep badly; your up petite is uncertain; you are nerv- ous and irritable and after any e-x‘ noise you tremble and perspire excessively. If the trouble is no. checked your case goes from bad to worse until you feci that. your con< ditiou is hopeless and that insani- ty is threatened. Deprived of Her Own Children, She Adopts Another Family. Last; spring a. cat on the farm of Albert Fisher, near \Vestville, N.Y., had several small kittens. As the farm was overstocked with cats her young were taken from her and drowned. After that the cat seem- ed very unhappy, and being a. house favorite she received considerable sympathy. One day shortly after her kittens were taken l'x‘om her a. young squir- rel which hul fallen from its nest in the hollow of a tree was found and taken to the cat with the idea that it would be a. dainty morsel to tempt her appetite: Instead of pouncing upon it cat fashion she took the young squirrel to the box where she had so recent~ 1y mothered her own young‘ and there bestowed upon the squirrel all the affect-ion she had previously given to her kittens. 7 Stranger still, says a. writer in Country Life in America. in about two hours the old cat had hunted out the squirrel’s nest in a. tree some distance away and had carâ€" ried the remainder of the young squirrels in her mouth, one at a. time, to her box in the house. I Then until the squirrels were’ nearly full grown the cat watched over them with all the solicitude that is possible for any animal mother to show, even providing nourishment for them in exactly the same manner that she had for her own young. When the squirrels had outgrown a. mother’s attention they were very tame and were given to friends of the family. Your nerves are calling for help. They are starred because they det mand from the blood more nourJ: ishment than it can supply. New rich blood is the secret of nervd strength and Dr. Williams’ Pinll Pills .‘or Pale People cure nervoul disord-ers because they feed the weak, exhausted nerves with rich, red blood. The case of Mrs. Emma Hall, of Hamilton, Ont, furnishel proof that Dr. Williams’ Pink Pill! will cure even the most stubborn cases of nerve exhaustion. Mrs. Hall was left a widow and wal forced to work in a mill to main‘ tain herself and her two litttld children. She bravely faced thd battle of life, though she had nevel had to conform to such condition! before. Notwihstanding the spleno did spirit she displayed the worll played havoc with a delicate cond stitution, and some years ago Mr: Hall noticed signs in herself of d nervous collapse. She consulted d doctor who gave her some medicind‘ and told her she "would be all right in a few days.” But relief did not come and it was unally a daily oc- currence for her to faint at ' he! work. These fainting spells quickly developed into pronounced hysteria and chronic irritability, and Mrs. Hall says that death would have been a relief. She consulted sev4 eral doctors but got no help, and she felt that she was almost bor' dering on insanity. In this condi‘ tion she was advised to try Dr. Williams’ Pink Pills. Grasping at even the possibility of help she del cided to do so. After taking three boxes she actually found some im4 provement, and from that time or! this improvement was steady and increasing daily until after a few months she felt the cure was com- plete. She says :â€"“Dr. Williams’ Pink Pills have done what doctors failed to do and what I myself thought was impossible. They have freed me from the terrible trouble I suffered and my old joy in life has been renewed.” When Mrs. Hall began taking Dr. Williams’ Pink Pills she weighed only one hundred pounds while under her renewed health her weight has increased to one hundred and thirty pounds. Dr. Williams' Pink Pills can be had from any dealer in medicine: or will be sent by mail at 50 cents a. box or six boxes for $2.50 by The Dr. Williams’ Medicine 00., Brock- ville, Ont. 'Ihe Troubla Gan Unly ha Gnred by Enriching L118 B.onu Supply. OVERTAXED NERVES A DISTRESS SIGNAL {TAT MOTHERS SQ l‘lRRELS.